Five or six years ago we had the chance to design a beautiful rammed earth home for the foothills of Boise north of 24th Street. We went through an extensive design process with the client and developed a final design that you can see here (Rammed Earth Example). Early in the design development phase we [...] Read More

Here are a few homes located in Boise's North end built by Hale Development of Boise, Idaho. Read More

Boise may be popular in the financial, and lifestyle magazines, but in regards to contemporary architecture, we are not trendsetters. While I greatly admire a lot of what the city has done, moving the ball forward in regards to design has not been a priority. This is a conservative city, and it is definitely a [...] Read More

This resource is a collection of our Plans of the Month.  At Gravitas, our plans have been developed for individual people with unique design requirements.  We have designed from the Eastern Seaboard, to the Olympic Peninsula, and points in between. What this section is intended to do, is to highlight individual "plan book" projects, helping [...] Read More

The following post offers a few points to think about if you’re considering building a log home.  A lot of people get overwhelmed with information at the beginning of this process.  I wrote this a few years ago to help break down the nuts and bolts of log homes.    When a family has decided [...] Read More

The Sages is one of our most popular plans to start sketching from.  It has many unique design elements, that lend themselves to living, entertaining, and enjoying the natural beauty of its surroundings.  This plan was honored by the 2007 Timber Home Living Floor Plan contest with a top floor plan nomination.  The variation rendered [...] Read More